Tigers prospect Casper Wells had two hits and two RBIs to extend his AFL on-base streak to 35 games and lead the Javelinas past the Saguaros, 6-3.

Marcus Thames' Tigers tenure is likely over. The team removed him from the 40-man roster Friday, the first step towards making the slugging outfielder a free agent. The move was part of the Tigers' maneuverings to prepare their 40-man roster. Catcher Matt Treanor also was taken off the roster and will become a free agent.

The Tigers have spent the past couple offseasons treading carefully in free agency, preferring to do most of their dealings in trades. This year, they're going to be intricately involved in the open market, whether they want to or not.

Rick Porcello, the first Major League pitcher since Dwight Gooden to put up a 14-win season at age 20 or younger, received the Tigers Rookie of the Year award Thursday.

Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge on Tuesday underwent surgery to correct patellar tendinitis in both knees, the club announced.

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Tigers star Curtis Granderson, whose parents were school teachers, has donated copies of his new book "All You Can Be: Dream It, Draw It, Become It!" to public elementary school libraries in Michigan.

For the first time since Al Kaline, a Tigers player has won one of baseball's annual national awards for community work.

Casper Wells is doing more than making up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League. He's giving himself a springboard for next season.

Tigers prospect Scott Sizemore underwent surgery Tuesday to repair his fractured left ankle, throwing another wrinkle into his preparation for a possible ascension to the big leagues.

Add the Tigers to the meeting list for Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman as he talks with Major League teams.

Scott Sizemore's broken ankle is not expected to affect his readiness for next season, the Tigers have said, and it should not affect the Tigers' decision process on where he plays next year.

Andrew Oliver had a professional debut to forget in the Arizona Fall League. Now the Tigers prospect gets to build up from there in relative obscurity.

The Tigers' second baseman of the future won't be playing any more this year. Scott Sizemore will miss the rest of the AFL season after breaking his left ankle trying to turn a double play on Thursday.

Brandon Inge will undergo surgery on both knees on Nov. 3. Inge, who was bothered by knee problems throughout the summer, is expected to recover in time for Spring Training.

Strikeouts aren't usually a big part of AFL play. But with money going to the Joe Niekro Foundation for brain aneurysm research, they will become huge this week.

If there was any question that the frustrations from a Tigers season that ended in disappointment are still fresh, the proof came this weekend and Monday, when they exposed a rift with veteran Carlos Guillen that both sides worked Monday to repair.